By Sally Gates on February 28, 2012
As a team the Centre for Post Qualifying Social Work are proud of our reputation and achievements and our aim is to improve the quality of social work practice in the UK through helping social workers increase their level of competence, knowledge and skills. To this end, we work tirelessly to ensure that our courses [...]
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By Sally Gates on February 7, 2012
Learn to Care and SWC to provide advice and guidance on the developing CPD agenda including the publication further guidance materials for the sector. Partnerships, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and the Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL): Supporting Work Force Development across the Social Care Sector, Third Edition. We first published the first edition of [...]
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By Sally Gates on February 1, 2012
National Competence Framework for Safeguarding Adults Learn to Care and Bournemouth University undertook this work in partnership to reflect the significant role that learning and developing plays in the delivery of high standards of social work and social care. The framework will be invaluable to Adult Safeguarding Boards, practitioners and learning and development personnel, both [...]
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By Sally Gates on December 7, 2011
Professional judgement, communication and critical reflection are vital aspects of a social worker’s role and a new book, ‘Critical thinking and professional judgement for social work’, aims to empower post-qualifying students to develop these skills. Author Lynne Rutter from the Centre for Post Qualifying Social Work at Bournemouth Universityexplains more about professional learning, a new [...]
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By Sally Gates on November 24, 2011
A new report that will serve as a blueprint for effective leadership in social work and social care has just been published by the Centre for Post-Qualifying Social Work at BournemouthUniversity. Entitled ‘Leadership and Management Development for Social Work and Social Care: Creating Leadership Pathways of Progression’, the ground-breaking report is co-authored by Professor Keith [...]
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By Sally Gates on October 25, 2011
Dr Richard Fisher, Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at BU, will deliver a talk on patient safety at Bournemouth’s upcoming Nursing in Practice event. The presentation will provide information on error and adverse incidents, supporting those involved in such cases and the implications they have on primary care nursing. The event is designed to discuss best [...]
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By Sally Gates on October 19, 2011
In the wake of the Baby Peter scandal, Bournemouth University’s Professor Keith Brown has co-authored a framework for training the managers of children’s service departments in the UK. The report, ‘Leadership and Management Development for Social Work and Social Care,’ is in response to the government’s requirement for dedicated training and support for frontline managers. Professor [...]
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